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Here are just a few ideas of things you can find in our store this month.

Monsieur Tse Tse by Erica Perrot of Raplapla, made slowly in Montreal using organic fair trade cotton.
This cute plush toy comes in a little cardboard house, and is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face. $32

Peter Project’s Fresh EP featuring great sounds in an awesome package. The iPod shaped bar of soap is packaged in a screen printed box. The bar is handcrafted using a natural vegetable-based soap. Inside you’ll find a download code for the music. $15

Beside Herself has “A special place in my heart for you”, a limited edition series of fabric hearts pinned shadowboxes. $65

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We are pleased to have Dave Murray’s beautiful hand printed silkscreen poster for sale at Kid Icarus. This poster is a visual word mark interpretation of Kensington Makert.

Dave helps us to slow down and read the world around us through his word clouds in the shape of popular Toronto neighbourhood maps. His second print, Kensington Market, is available for purchase at our store.

Limited run.
$40 each

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At Kid Icarus, we are very proud of our local artist and we are not afraid to show it! One of our recent artist is Lee Meszaros. Here is a little bit of information about her.

Location: Paris, Ontario. Recently migrated from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Makes: Merit badges for adults.

Lee made her own clothes in highchool after learning the basics from a friend of her mom’s. After a year of fine arts education, Lee realized how much she missed crafting and ultimately chose to major in Textiles at Sheridan College in Toronto and then NSCAD University in Halifax. She now works in a small cabin in her backyard which houses a printing table, sewing machine, wood burning stove, a pretty impressive VHS movie collection, and most recently two sister Brittany Spaniels named Ella and Lacey. She is inspired by good music, lovely people, old junk from flea markets and yard sales, day dreams, childhood memories, and the many ways that stories are passed on from person to person.

Be Proud and show it for $25

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